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Network Action Research
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Current literature stresses the significance of networks and network theory in both social as
well as technical domains. Not only is the role of networked technologies (such as mobile phones and the internet) in everyday life being scrutinized, but network theory is re-shaping an understanding of how social change and community interaction occurs. In this paper, I build on these developments to propose Network Action Research as a methodological variant of the action research family. I propose that Network Action Research is a timely and appropriate research methodology to guide studies that involve people, place and technology and to meet the challenges that stem from the changing nature of community interaction and social formations in the light of the emerging Network Society. I outline how technology can be used to operationalise and support Network Action Research. Examples from the field are used to illustrate aspects of the methodology.
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Giorgio Bertini added to Learning2.0, Conversations, Learning and Change, Local Community Development, Organizing and Leadership, learning_with_web2.0, Learning Theories and Methods, Web for Social Change, Community Transformer Network, Social Learning Networks, Crises and Change, Learning Technologies, Open Learning (aka True Open Learning), Social Networking - Trends and Technologies, Dialogue, Community Investing, Community Technology, Online Communities of Practice (CoPs), Thinking About Learning, Community Resilience, Local Economies & Relocalization, Change Methods, Learning Spaces, Complexity, Networks and Self Organization, Collaborative Learning, Communities of Practice/Social Networking 6 weeks ago
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